Dinner in Rome
Book • 2022
In this book, Andreas Viestad takes readers on an evocative journey through time by examining a typical dinner at a classic Roman restaurant, dish by dish.
As he progresses through each course—from bread and oil to pasta, pepper, salt, and ending with lemon sorbet—he explores the profound historical significance of these foods, debunking myths and revealing how ingredients shaped the rise and fall of empires, built trade routes, and influenced world history.
The work seamlessly weaves together cookbook elements, history lessons, travelogue, and culinary archaeology to demonstrate that there is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum itself.
As he progresses through each course—from bread and oil to pasta, pepper, salt, and ending with lemon sorbet—he explores the profound historical significance of these foods, debunking myths and revealing how ingredients shaped the rise and fall of empires, built trade routes, and influenced world history.
The work seamlessly weaves together cookbook elements, history lessons, travelogue, and culinary archaeology to demonstrate that there is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum itself.
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